Electrodeposition of Nanostructured Materials

Offers a comprehensive overview from principles to insights and modern concepts Covers a wide variety of nanostructured materials, related concepts and applicationsExplains the elctrochemical aspects of processing of nanomaterials

This book provides an overview of electrodeposition of nanomaterials from principles to modern concepts for advanced materials in science and technology. Electrochemical deposition or electrodeposition is explained for fabrication and mass production of functional and nanostructured device materials. The present book spans from principles to modern insights and concepts. It gives a comprehensive overview of the electrochemistry of materials, which is useful as basic information to understand concepts used for nanostructuring of electrodeposited materials, reviews the electrodeposition constituents, thermodynamics and kinetics of electrodeposition, electrochemical and instrumental assessment techniques and other physical factors affecting the electrodeposition mechanisms. A wide variety of nanostructured materials and related concepts and applications are explained with respect to nanocrystals, nanocrystalline films, template-based nanostructures, nanocomposite films, nanostructures on semiconductors, multilayers, mesoporous films, scanning microscopical probe assisted fabrication and galvanic replacement. This book is useful for researchers in materials science, engineering technologists and graduate students. It can also be used as a textbook for undergraduates and graduate students studying related disciplines.

“This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to electrodeposition of nanostructured materials, from fundamental principles to recent advances. … I recommend this book to all interested in electrodeposition and nanostructured materials, particularly to those entering the field. The book is suitable as a text for a graduate course. In addition, it is a good monograph for researchers with a chemistry, physics, or materials background.” (Jianguo Lu, MRS Bulletin, Vol. 42 (11), November, 2017)